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Gentlemen Prefer Succubi (Succubus Diaries)

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After a night of drunken, lovemaking with a stranger, Jackie Brighton wakes up in dumpster. She was so drunk, she doesn't remember how she got in the dumpster, but the homeless man in the alley informs her a tall, dark haired man dropped her in there - two days ago. The homeless man swears she was dead. Jackie thinks the homeless man is a little cuckoo - she may have been drunk, but she remembers the mind blowing sex with a blond haired man and she doesn't believe the man when he says she has been in there for two days. As she leaves the alley, she just happens to run into Mr. smexy blond hair man himself, Noah Gideon. Noah takes one look at her with spaghetti noodles stuck in her hair, and convinces her to eat lunch with him.

Noah is all flirty games, until Jackie mentions that she remembers getting bit - by Mr. dark haired man. Noah pales at this and fills Jackie in on what probably happened. Jackie was first bit by a vampire - Mr. dark hair, aka Zane, who left her in a very desirable mood. She then was put into Noah's path, and it was time for him to feed. Serim, or fallen angels feed by having sex. Voila - Jackie the succubus was "born." She now has two masters - a vampire, Zane and an angel, Noah. Oh, and she needs lots of sex....lots. Noah takes care of her "itch," but when she gets in trouble with her newbie lack of knowledge and makes a deal with Uriel, an angel - a deal to retrieve a long-ago forgotten halo, things start to go downhill. The vampire queen, Nitocris, wants the halo too and sends Zane out with Jackie to retrieve it. With her new pal and co-succubi, Remy, Jackie must search for a hidden halo and figure out which of her masters she can trust.

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is a book I liked, although I didn't always like Jackie and this is really the only thing that bothered me throughout the book. It is hard to pinpoint exactly why, but maybe it is because we don't really get to know a lot about her. What has her past been like? There is no mention of friends and family, which is convenient when a mortal becomes immortal and undergoes a change of appearance. Isn't anyone out there wondering where she is? Now, her change is quite amusing. Her breasts become huge, and her dealing with that at the beginning had me chuckling. Her size fourteen becomes a six, and all of a sudden, guys are drooling all over the city. What we see of Jackie in the book is a formally nerdy girl who is now a sex kitten. She definitely has the potential to be a heroine I like - she has that silly vibe going and she makes me laugh. I just want to get to know her a little better before I call her my BFF.

Two men come into her life - Noah and Zane. Noah, the fallen angel, is her steady rock. He is there for all her needs, and I could take him or leave him. He plays the more gentlemen role and a little more boring in my opinion. I should like him, he is the knight in shining armor, and there is definitely more of him to come in future books so maybe my opinion will change. Then there is Zane, the bad boy vampire - he is under the queen's command, yet Jackie knows deep down there is an undercurrent of emotions he is too scared to share. He is the character you root for and he is the one that made the book for me at the end. He has dark hair and eyes and that sarcastic, nonchalant attitude that makes you want to slap him and then make dirty love to him for hours (or is that just me?).

Jackie is a succubus that doesn't like to use people for sex although her body demands it every couple days. With the nature of these characters, you get a very steamy book and I don't think a succubus would be disappointed reading the sex scenes Jill Myles wrote. They are very detailed and very naughty - can we say sex in a church, in the confessional? At some points it was kind of hard to take in the steamy sex scenes when the rest of the book is so light-hearted but by the end of the book they started to meld together better.

I honestly did not know how the ending would play out and nothing is wrapped up neat and tidy. Although decisions are made, Jackie's new life is no where near figured out.

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is a fun start to a new series and I am so glad we only have to wait a few weeks for Succubi Like It Hot!

Jill Myles has managed to provide a new take on the origins of vampires and created an intriguing mythos for the fallen angels, the Serim, and the vampire/Serim love-child, the succubi. Unfortunately, Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is also a bit too brainless when fronted by the newly made succubus, Jackie. With a characterization that's a bit cliched, the frumpy museum docent (and if you don't know what a docent is when you start, you'll hear more than once that no one does, and be given the definition again and again) with all the typical overweight and under-appealing neurosis (including a prudery that's supposed to be amusing considering what happens to her), wakes up in a dumpster a full day after a confusing and uncharacteristic night of debauchery. Oh, and she's dead.

With the draining of a vampire and sex with a Serim, Jacki has become one of the immortals, a succubi, sex fueled maven at the whim of her two masters, the vampire and the Serim. She sprouts breasts and a killer bod, yet doesn't seem to be all that bright for a woman who was trying to get into an archeological field, and that lack of intelligence, wisdom, and common sense pervades even after the terrifying wake up call of angelic "dealer" and a demonic vampire queen each using her for their own questionable and nefarious purposes.

The plot to Gentlemen Prefer Succubi isn't bad. Jacki has to find the halo of one of the first fallen, lover to the vampire queen millennia ago. If she doesn't hand it over to the vampire queen, her Serim master and lover Noah will perish, if she does, the world slips into darkness ruled by true evil. If she doesn't hand it over to Uriel, the angelic "dealer", SHE could die, and if she does, Uriel brings the armies of heaven down to earth to fight the forces of darkness and the human race is caught in the crossfire. And she doesn't even know where to find the darn thing.

I resent when a decent plot is damaged by ridiculous decisions by all concerned. That a nearly all-powerful vampire queen and an actual angel from heaven would each conscript a newly made succubi who's proven to be ignorant and vacuous into finding the piece they need to start their unholy war and quest for domination is completely ludicrous and it did more than just strain my willing suspension of disbelief. The main plot of the book fell apart on me from there.

I liked Remy, the porn star succubus friend. I liked the Serim Noah, but didn't completely buy into Jackie's supposed emotional connection and sense of loyalty to him. I could understand parts of it - the baseline concern for someone who's been nice to you suddenly at risk because you were stupid - but I didn't buy the assumption of some romantic attachment. He'd only spent a few hours with her and had sex with her a couple of times. Zane (the vampire) got a lot more face time than Noah did and I DID like him - very much, in fact, and any character depth and complexity in the book was definitely centered around him through the whole of it. Again, Jackie showed off with blinding clarity her lack of common sense in relation to Zane, but Zane himself was awesome. I very much enjoyed just about everything about him. Not real sure why he had such a jones on for Jackie, though, she was a total bitch to him for most of the book based on nothing but untrustworthy secondhand information and a lot of preconceived prejudice. In fact, I just don't understand why either Zane OR Noah was so interested in her after having a single conversation with the woman. Besides her kickin' rack and killer bod, anyway - and what sort of a message does THAT send?

I mostly feel like Gentlemen Prefer Succubi could've been much better than it was if there had been more intelligence in the main character's actions and decisions, and a bit more thought put into the development of her transformation. A more logical sequence of events that got her involved in the search for the halo would've been nice, too. A brand new succubus who has to do the deed every other day even though she's a prude and you hear about how much she doesn't WANT to do the deed for whatever reason all through the book, with the responsibility of the balance between good and evil on her shoulders just didn't thrill me. Gentlemen may prefer succubi (no surprise there), but I just don't know that I do.

Poor Jackie Brighton is having a bad morning. After an amazing one night stand with a too die for hot stranger, Jackie awakens in a dumpster in some back alley. She can't remember how she got there and the night in question is a big drunken sex blur. Her memories start coming back to her where she remembers images of all the lusty lovemaking she engaged in with her "Blue -Eyed Blond Casanova" she met at the hotel bar. She remembers his name is Noah and after having one too many martinis, she became lost in his eyes, smile and overall package. Perhaps if she didn't get passed over for a job promotion then she wouldn't be in this predicament, which grows even stranger by the moment when she finds out from a homeless guy that her blue eyed sex god wasn't the one to throw her in the dumpster, but a different guy all together.

Jackie retraces her steps because she has lost two days. She spots her one-night stand and confronts him even though she would love nothing more then to jump him. Noah is just as shocked as Jackie because he thought she cut out after their passionate night together. Noah helps Jackie figure out what's going on because he seems to genuinely care about her. As she pulls the pieces together from her fuzzy mind, she'll be in for a bigger shock because she is now dead and has turned into a succubus. Noah comes clean and admits he's a fallen angel, a Serim. Not only did Jackie make a big blunder by sleeping with Noah, but before they met, she was attacked and bitten by a vampire. By mixing the two and having a vampire take her blood and then having a sex with a Serim has caused her change. Now Jackie has two masters who can control her- Noah and her anonymous vampire.

Not only does Jackie have to find her vampire master, but as a succubus she now has an itch for sex and more sex. She has a ravenous appetite and Noah can only go so far in lending a helping hand. But Jackie's amorous needs are just one of the many problems to come her way. The former pudgy, four eyed plain Jane has become a sex goddess with massive boobs, incredible hair and a killer bod that make men salivate. She can also eat anything she wants and won't gain a pound. This may seem to be a woman's ultimate fantasy but for Jackie it's a nightmare. All she wants is her old life back but as her itch consumes her, she must learn to take control. Along with Remy, another succubus who works as a part time porn star, as well as Noah, they will teach her the ropes of succubus living. Things go from bad to worse and because Jackie is much like a toddler learning to walk, she makes a major goof and makes a deal with another fallen angel, Uriel, who can help her control her itch, if only she will find out information regarding the evil vampire queen who has plans to take over the world. Now she must find a dead angel's halo for Nitocris the vampire queen or Noah will be killed, which may end Jackie's life. Plus, Jackie has to put up with Zane, the vampire servant of Nitocris who gets on her nerves and taunts her with his dark smoldering looks and promise of incredible sex. She, Zane and Remy will travel all over the world to locate this powerful halo before all is lost.

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi will have you in stitches from the non-stop shocks and laughs as Jackie tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle. Jill Myles pushes the envelope in ways I didn't expect and I'm not just talking about the hanging from the chandelier type sex scenes but the dialogue and reactions Jackie has. Jackie thinks of sex every second of the day, which makes sense because she is raging nympho due to her succubus tendencies. But, she has her morals and beliefs intact and knows better than to give into a possible Roman type orgy lifestyle that her new friend Remy relishes in. The way Jackie reacts may be a bit too naive and some of her actions tend to venture into the TSTL territory, but I guess I would do he same thing if I changed into a succubus.

As for the sexual tension and lust Jackie must contend with, that is where Jill shines with her writing. I love the blunt nature of it all. She writes hot smoldering sex scenes and when Zane comes into the picture, watch out ladies, because he's dark, mysterious and sex on a stick. Readers will be torn between Noah and Zane and who is the best one Jackie should be with. Also the mystery regarding Zane and why he is so important should be a big spoiler but apparently not so much, which I was surprised by from reading the synopsis on the back of the book. I would've thought this would be kept under warps until the end because if you know upfront who Zane is, it really takes away from the story. The fun is figuring out the character of Zane.

I did have a fun time reading Gentlemen Prefer Succubi even though I had difficulty in reading the first few chapters. I found things didn't flow as I would have preferred and had some personal issues with the way Jill wrote descriptions and pieces of information. I had to re-read a few times to get a good grasp on the action because it was a case of telling and not showing. This writing technique occurs at certain times in the story, which took some of my enjoyment away. But the fact of the matter is I had a grand old time reading, especially when Jackie opened her mouth and the most outlandish things would come out. Plus, Jackie's view of the world is a combination of innocence and snark, which I found endearing.

Even though I did have some problems with the overall writing, Gentlemen Prefer Succubi is a rip-roaring fun time with loopy characters, a heroine I sympathized and laughed with and more than enough sex to steam up the pages.

Katiebabs

Succubi Like It Hot

Take a little romance, a LOT of sex, stir in a heaping helping of jealousy, a handful of requisite evil villains, sprinkle with various supernatural elements and cook until done, and what you have when it's finished is a side-splittingly amusing take on the succubus myth.

I sucked down these books just like the heroine sucked....well, I had better not finish that sentence because this IS a PG audience after all! Suffice it to say that I devoured both of these books in a day each and as soon as I finished the second one, went back online to see if there is a release date scheduled for the third installment.

Well worth reading!

What a great start to a new series - read this book in one sitting and thus had very little sleep but no regrets. Interesting plot here, it's quite detailed so I won't rehash it. The plot felt like something I'd never read before, it's original, well-paced and packed with the right amount of tension, humour, action, dialogue, scenery/historical descriptions and internal monologues. I love me a good love triangle.. I hadn't read such an intriguing one in AGES. I think readers will be torn between the two male leads who are polar opposites, Noah and Zane, like I was. In fact I didn't expect to like Zane so much, the first third of the book he just seemed like, well.. an ass. But oh, he hooks you in soon after. Jackie is one very lucky lady indeed to have these sizzling hot men fighting for her. And what a great heroine to lead you through the journey too. She made me laugh out loud so often, both with her naivete and sass. Her pornstar succubi friend Remy also added to the humour.
Overall this book is a light hearted read but had its serious moments when it needed to be. Immensely enjoyable. The ending is left hanging open as obviously there is a second installment (not too sure of any more?). I am definitely grabbing the next book as soon as it comes out, thank god it's only a couple weeks wait. Could Jill Myles be the next Kresley Cole? I will say she doesn't write a scorching hot love scene like our Ms Cole (can ANYONE top that?) but she definitely has the potential to be just as great.

Love this book and love this author!! Characters are all really fun and people I would love to hang out with. The story begins with Jacki being turned into a succubus. The details of how this happened are funny in and of themselves. The serim, Noah, is beyond adorable and the vampire, Zane, is bad-boy enough to tempt any woman. Truly an entertaining read from start to finish. Myles doesn't load you down with tons of unecessary descriptions, details, etc. but instead has you laughing out loud at the funny situations and dialogue. The steamy sex scenes keep you turning the pages as well. Would recommend this book to everyone who likes steamy and funny paranormal romance. Got the series from the library, but went out and bought the books anyway because I loved them so much!!

(This review was originally posted to VampireBookClub.net)

Jackie woke up in a dumpster with a homeless guy claiming the only reason he took her purse was she was dead. For a day. The formerly frumpy museum docent (a.k.a. tour guide) finds herself transforming into sexual catnip.

Struggling with her new need for sex and being forever bound to the Serim (fallen angel) and vampire who brought about her immortal existence may have Jackie distracted, but it isn't long before she is bogged down in a preternatural political quagmire, endangering her friends, her masters and her life.

You know, making a succubus story super romantic isn't an easy thing. Succubi need to feed off sexual energy of men. Ergo it's not unusual for a tale featuring these unique demonesses to have men diluted to their base instincts. And, sure, that's true for the humans in Jill Myles' Gentlemen Prefer Succubi, but the two leading men both work to treat our heroine Jackie with nonstop respect. Neither of the polar opposite guys wants to take advantage of her Itch.

It's just damn hard not to like vampire Zane's playful nature or to let loose wistful sighs at Serim Noah's protective and doting nature. Basically, Myles has given us two of the fallen -- bad boys who could be users -- working to be good and, well, gentlemanly.

Jackie is likable and her interactions with fellow succubus and new BFF Remy can be outright funny. But more impressive is the strong chemistry with vastly varied tones we find between Jackie and each of her love interests.

I couldn't put down Gentlemen Prefer Succubi. It's an accessible, sexy and, despite some of the darker events in the second half of the book, is still a genuinely fun read. I plan to start the second book Succubi Like It Hot very soon.

Sexual content: Graphic sexual content...and flashbacks...and piles of innuendo.

The Story
Jackie Brighton, museum docent, wakes up in a garbage dumpster with no recollection of the night. She runs into the man she was with the night before. He tries to tell her what happened, what her new life will mean, but she isn't ready to hear it. When the changes take place in her, eye color, weight loss, hair, and enlarged chest- she has no choice, but to turn to Noah. Noah, fallen angel, introduces her to Remy-another succubus. Not knowing all the rules of the game Jackie inadvertently starts a chain reaction of events- starting with making a deal with the angel Uriel. The choices she makes adds up and sends her and friends on a wild goose chase.

Thoughts
Reading the back of the book it gave me the impression Jackie would be a bimbo-ish. I was happily surprised! I couldn't put this book down! It is creative and unique and totally held my interest. It is very well written. I was highly amused reading this! I will gladly read the rest of this series. The dynamics between her and Noah and her and Zane were intriguing. I wonder where the author will be going with this series. The plots that run together simultaneously weaved their webs back and forth completely holding my attention wondering what will come next. Jackie has to totally evolve throughout the story to survive. Noah and zane are still a mystery, but that's what keeps my interest for the next book.

Jackie Brighton did something she's never done before. She had a one-night stand. But instead of waking up next to the hot hunk she'd met the night before, she wakes up in a dumpster. You'd think things couldn't get worse, but you'd be wrong. Her life as a boring tour docent for a museum comes to an end as she discovers what actually happened that night. It seems like she's been turned into a sex-craving succubus and finds herself in a power struggle between angels and vampires.

Her being turned into a succubus was no accident either. The vampire bite her put her in the path of Noah Gideon, a fallen angel, ensuring the change would be complete. Before she can discover more, she catches the attention of the vampire queen who sends her in search of a powerful halo. As an initiative to get the job done, the queen holds Noah hostage.

Although this story has plenty of hot scenes, there are even more action and adventure ones. If you can put your beliefs on hold with the reference to angels from heaven as deal makers, then I believe this will be a thrill ride of a story.

GENTLEMEN PREFER SUCCUBI is the first book of this series. I'm glad I purchased book two at the same time. There are too many unanswered questions and there is love triangle between Jackie, Noah, and Zane. Who will she choose or has she made up her mind this will be the way it is?

This book "succubi" me in from the first paragraph. Jackie Brigton wakes up in a dumpster to find some where she lost a whole day. What more she on the opposite side of town from where she lives and with an actual Angel interested in her. Seems the combination of a night spent with both an angel and a vampire has turned her into a sex demon known as a succubi. Angel Noah introduce Jackie to Remy a porn star Succubi who happy to have one of her own in town. Unfortunately her world has only started to turn upside down as she now has two masters who have complete over her (an angel and a vampire.) Jackie and her new immortal friends find themselves in the middle of an angel/vampire feud of power. Both sides wanting a halo which if either side hand would end the world as Jackie knows it. In order so save Noah's life Jackie find herself in a no win situation with the world itself at stake.